Electronic device for controlling watch face of smart watch and operation method therefor

ABSTRACT

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the present invention may comprise: a camera module; a communication module for communicating with a second electronic device; and a processor for photographing a first screen displayed on a display of the second electronic device and an external background of the second electronic device by using the camera module, and acquiring a second screen for the second electronic device by using the first screen and the external background.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION(S)

This application is a Continuation Application of U.S. application Ser.No. 16/468,764 filed Jun. 12, 2019, which is a National Phase Entry ofPCT International Application No. PCT/KR2018/001317, filed on Jan. 31,2018, and claims priority to Korean Patent Applications No.10-2017-0014041, which was filed in the Korean Intellectual PropertyOffice on filed on Jan. 31, 2017; the entire disclosure of each of theseapplications is incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to an electronic device for controllingthe watch face of a smart watch, and a method of operating theelectronic device.

BACKGROUND ART

Smart watches have recently been under active development. Accordingly,watch faces as the background of a smart watch have also been underactive development.

The watch face of a smart watch is critical in operating the smart watchas an actual watch beyond the other functions of a simple electronicdevice.

Conventionally, a series of steps are required to change the watch faceof a smart watch. Moreover, the existing smart watch has no choice butto select a watch face only within a predetermined range, withoutreflecting clothes that a user wears, an ambient environment, and/orfashion trends. That is, existing smart watches have limitations inproviding the user with various types of watch faces suitable forvarious situations.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION Technical Problem

According to aspects of the present disclosure, an electronic device forproviding a watch face suitable for the user in consideration of clothesthat the user wears or an ambient environments, and a method ofoperating the electronic device is provided.

Technical Solution

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, anelectronic device may include a camera module, a communication moduleconfigured to communicate with a second electronic device, and aprocessor configured to capture a first screen displayed on a display ofthe second electronic device and an external background of the secondelectronic device by using the camera module, and to obtain a secondscreen for the second electronic device by using the first screen andthe external background.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method ofoperating an electronic device may include capturing a first screendisplayed on a display of a second electronic device and an externalbackground of the second electronic device by using a camera module, andobtaining a second screen for the second electronic device by using thecaptured first screen and external background.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, anelectronic device may include a display, a communication modulecommunicating with a first electronic device, and a processor configuredto display a first screen on the display in response to informationabout the first screen, received from the first electronic device, forconfiguring a second screen of a second electronic device, and toreceive, when the first electronic device captures an externalbackground of the second electronic device by using the first screendisplayed on the second electronic device, information about the secondscreen from the first electronic device, for use in configuring thesecond screen.

Advantageous Effects

According to an embodiment of the present disclosure, the electronicdevice has the effect of automatically providing a watch face suitablefor a user in consideration of clothes that the user wears or an ambientenvironment, without the need for complicated steps.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

The above and other aspects, features and advantages of the presentdisclosure will be more apparent from the following detailed descriptiontaken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is an overall diagram illustrating an electronic system accordingto various embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a detailed diagram illustrating the electronic systemillustrated in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a signal flow for a method of operatinga first electronic device according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a signal flow for a method of operatinga first electronic device according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a signal flow for a method of operatinga first electronic device according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a signal flow for a method of operatinga first electronic device according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a signal flow for a method of operatinga first electronic device according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a signal flow for a method of operatinga first electronic device according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a first electronic device and a secondelectronic device according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating first screens according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 11a and 11b are diagrams illustrating a first screen according tovarious embodiments of the present disclosure;

FIGS. 12a to 12g are diagrams illustrating operations of obtaining asecond screen according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure;

FIGS. 13a, 13b, and 13c are diagrams illustrating an operation of afirst electronic device according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure;

FIGS. 14a to 14e are diagrams illustrating an operation of a firstelectronic device according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure;

FIGS. 15a to 15e are diagrams illustrating operations of a firstelectronic device and a second electronic device according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure;

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an operation of a first electronicdevice according to various embodiments of the present disclosure; and

FIGS. 17a to 17f are diagrams illustrating an operation of a secondelectronic device according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

Reference will be made to various embodiments of the disclosure withreference to the attached drawings. It should be appreciated that theembodiments and the terms used therein are not intended to limit thetechnological features set forth herein to particular embodiments andinclude various changes, equivalents, and/or replacements for acorresponding embodiment. With regard to the description of thedrawings, similar reference numerals may be used to refer to similarelements. It is to be understood that a singular form of a nouncorresponding to an item may include one or more of the things, unlessthe relevant context clearly indicates otherwise. As used herein, eachof such phrases as “A or B” or “at least one of A and/or B” may includeall possible combinations of the items enumerated together in acorresponding one of the phrases. As used herein, such terms as “1st”and “2nd” or “first” and “second” may be used to simply distinguish acorresponding component from another, and does not limit the componentsin importance or order. It is to be understood that if an element (e.g.,a first element) is referred to as “)operatively or communicatively)coupled with” or “coupled to” another element (e.g., a second element),it means that the element may be coupled with the other element directlyor via a third element.

The term “configured to” as used herein may be interchangeably usedwith, for example, the term “suitable for”, “having the capacity to”,“adapted to”, “made to”, “capable of”, or “designed to” in hardware orsoftware under circumstances. Under some circumstances, the term “adevice configured to” may mean that the device may be “capable of” withanother device or part. For example, “a processor designed (orconfigured) to execute A, B, and C” may mean a dedicated processor(e.g., an embedded processor) for performing the correspondingoperations or a generic-purpose processor (e.g., a central processingunit (CPU) or an application processor) for performing the operations byexecuting one or more software programs stored in a memory device

An electronic device according to various embodiments of the disclosuremay include at least one of, for example, a smartphone, a tabletpersonal computer (PC), a mobile phone, a video phone, an e-book reader,a desktop PC, a laptop PC, a netbook computer, a workstation, a server,a personal digital assistant (PDA), a portable multimedia player (PMP),an MP3 player, mobile medical equipment, a camera, or a wearable device.The wearable device may include at least one of an accessory type (e.g.,a watch, a ring, a bracelet, an ankle bracelet, a necklace, glasses,contact lenses, or a head-mounted device (HMD)), a fabric or clothestype (e.g., electronic clothes), a body-attached type (e.g., a skin pador tattoo), or an implantable circuit. According to some embodiments, anelectronic device may include at least one of, for example, atelevision, a digital versatile disk (DVD) player, an audio player, arefrigerator, an air conditioner, a vacuum cleaner, an oven, a microwaveoven, a washer, an air purifier, a set-top box, a home automationcontrol panel, a security control panel, a media box (e.g., SamsungHomeSync™, Apple TV™, or Google TV™), a game console (e.g., Xbox™ orPlayStation™), an electronic dictionary, an electronic key, a camcorder,or an electronic picture frame.

According to other embodiments, an electronic device may include atleast one of a medical device (e.g., a portable medical meter (a bloodglucose meter, a heart rate meter, a blood pressure meter, a bodytemperature meter, or the like), a magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)device, a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) device, a computed tomography(CT) device, an imaging device, an ultrasonic device, or the like), anavigation device, a global navigation satellite system (GNSS), an eventdata recorder (EDR), a flight data recorder (FDR), an automotiveinfotainment device, a naval electronic device (e.g., a naval navigationdevice, a gyrocompass, or the like), an avionic electronic device, asecurity device, an in-vehicle head unit, an industrial or consumerrobot, a drone, an automatic teller's machine (ATM) in a financialfacility, a point of sale (POS) device in a shop, or an Internet ofthings device (e.g., a lighting bulb, various sensors, a sprinkler, afire alarm, a thermostat, a street lamp, a toaster, sports goods, a hotwater tank, a heater, a boiler, or the like). According to someembodiments, an electronic device may include at least one of furniture,part of a building/structure or a vehicle, an electronic board, anelectronic signature receiving device, a projector, or various measuringdevices (e.g., a water, electricity, gas or electromagnetic wavemeasuring device). According to various embodiments, an electronicdevice may be flexible, or may be one or a combination of two or more ofthe foregoing devices. An electronic device according to an embodimentof the disclosure is not limited to the foregoing devices. In thedisclosure, the term user may refer to a person or device (e.g.,artificial intelligence electronic device) that uses an electronicdevice.

The term “module” as used herein may include its ordinary meaningincluding a hardware, software, or firmware unit. The term “module” maybe used interchangeably with terms such as logic, logical block,component or circuit. A “module” may be the smallest unit of anintegrated part or a portion thereof. A “module” may be the smallestunit for performing one or more functions, or a portion thereof. A“module” may be implemented mechanically or electronically. For example,a “module” may include at least one of a known, or to-be-developed,application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) chip, field-programmablegate arrays (FPGAs), or programmable logic devices that perform certainoperations.

At least a part of apparatuses (e.g., modules or their functions) ormethods (e.g., operations) according to various embodiments may beimplemented as commands stored in a computer-readable storage medium(e.g., a memory), in the form of a programming module. When the commandsare executed by a processor, the processor may execute functionscorresponding to the commands. The computer-readable medium may includehard disk, floppy disk, magnetic media (e.g., magnetic tape), opticalmedia (e.g., compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), digital versatiledisc (DVD), magneto-optical media (e.g., floptical disk), internalmemory, and the like. Program instructions may include machine languagecode that is produced by a compiler or high-level language code that maybe executed by an interpreter. A module or a programming moduleaccording to various embodiments may include one or more of theabove-described components, may omit a portion thereof, or may includeadditional components. Operations that are performed by a module, aprogramming module or other components according to various embodimentsmay be processed in a serial, parallel, repetitive, or heuristic manner.Also, some operations may be performed in a different order or omitted,or additional operations may be added.

FIG. 1 is an overall diagram illustrating an electronic system accordingto various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 1, an electronic system 100 may include a firstelectronic device 101 and a second electronic device 170.

The first electronic device 101 may configure (or change) a screen ofthe second electronic device 170. For example, the first electronicdevice 101 may be a device paired with the second electronic device 170.

According to some embodiments, the first electronic device 101 maycapture a first screen displayed on the second electronic device 170 andan external background of the second electronic device 170. Further, thefirst electronic device 101 may obtain (or generate) a second screen forthe second electronic device 170, using the captured first screen andexternal background of the second electronic device 170.

For example, the first screen may be an image including a color pattern.Further, the second screen may be an image including a background screenand/or an idle screen of the second electronic device 170. For example,the second screen may include a watch face. The watch face may be awatch screen, background screen, and/or idle screen of the secondelectronic device 170 (e.g., a smart watch).

The first electronic device 101 may be configured as a smart phone or aterminal communicable with the second electronic device 170.

The second electronic device 170 may display a screen on a display.

According to some embodiments, the second electronic device 170 maydisplay a screen under the control of the first electronic device 101.For example, the second electronic device 107 may display the firstscreen under the control of the first electronic device 101. Further,the second electronic device 170 may configure (or change) the secondscreen (e.g., a watch face) under the control of the first electronicdevice 101.

The second electronic device 170 may be configured as a wearable device.For example, the second electronic device 170 may be configured as asmart watch or activity tracker. For example, the activity tracker mayrefer to a device that measures the amount of workout or biometricinformation.

FIG. 2 is a detailed diagram illustrating the electronic system 100illustrated in FIG. 1. Referring to FIG. 2, the electronic system 100illustrated in FIG. 2 may further include a network 199 and a server 200accessed via the network 199.

The first electronic device 101 may include a processor 110, a cameramodule 120, a communication module 130, a memory 140, a display 150, anda global positioning system (GPS) module 160. Further, at least one ofthe components may be omitted in the first electronic device 101 or acomponent may be added to the first electronic device 101.

The processor 110 may provide overall control to the first electronicdevice 101.

For example, the processor 110 may include one or more of a CPU, anapplication processor, or a communication processor (CP). The processor110 may, for example, control at least one other component of theelectronic device 101 and/or perform computing or data processing forcommunication.

The processor 110 may execute a first application 115 for configuringthe second screen of the second electronic device 170. For example, thefirst application 115 may be an application for configuring (orchanging) the background screen, idle screen, and/or watch face of thesecond electronic device 170.

For the convenience of description, an operation performed by the firstapplication 115 will be described as performed by the processor 110.

According to some embodiments, the processor 110 may configure thesecond screen of the second electronic device 170. For example, theprocessor 110 may generate the first screen in order to configure thesecond screen of the second electronic device 170. Further, theprocessor 110 may transmit information IM1 about the generated firstscreen to the second electronic device 170 through the communicationmodule 130. The information IM1 about the first screen may beinformation about an image included in the first screen so that thesecond electronic device 170 displays the first screen.

For example, the first screen may be an image including a color pattern.Further, the color pattern of the first screen may change everypredetermined period. For example, the processor 110 may transmit theinformation about the first screen to the second electronic device 170so that the second electronic device 170 may display the first screenincluding a color pattern.

The processor 110 may capture the first screen displayed on the secondelectronic device 470 and the external background of the secondelectronic device 170 by means of the camera module 120. Further, theprocessor 110 may obtain (or generate) the second screen of the secondelectronic device 170, using the captured first screen and externalbackground.

The processor 110 may capture the first screen displayed on the secondelectronic device 170 and the external background of the secondelectronic device 170. The processor 110 may obtain information aboutthe external background of the second electronic device 170, using thefirst screen (e.g., the color pattern). For example, the externalbackground of the second electronic device 170 may include wearinginformation about the second electronic device 170 (e.g., a wearingposition and a wearing pattern) and an ambient color (e.g., an ambientbrightness, a skin color, a color and pattern of clothes, and/or a colorand pattern of a strap). For example, the external background of thesecond electronic device 170 may include information about the wearingposition and wearing type of the second electronic device, an ambientbrightness, the skin color of the user, a color of clothes that the userwears, a pattern or style of the clothes, a color of a strap, and/or apattern of the strap.

Further, the processor 110 may obtain information about the externalbackground by correcting the captured external background based on thecolor pattern of the first screen. For example, the processor 110 mayidentify the ambient color by comparing the color pattern displayed onthe second electronic device 170 with at least one of the ambientbrightness of the second electronic device, the skin color of the user,the pattern of the clothes that the user wears, the color of theclothes, the color of the strap, or the pattern of the strap. Further,the processor 110 may identify wearing information including at leastone of a position, direction, or inclination angle of the secondelectronic device 170 by comparing the color pattern displayed on thesecond electronic device 170 with a reference pattern stored in thememory 140 of the first electronic device 110.

As such, the processor 110 may identify the accurate wearing informationand ambient color of the second electronic device 170 based on thepreset color pattern of the first screen.

The processor 110 may obtain (or generate) the second screen, using theobtained information about the external background. For example, theprocessor 110 may obtain (or generate) the second screen based on thewearing information and the ambient color.

Further, the processor 119 may obtain the second screen, using auser-preferred image or frequently used image stored in the memory 140.For example, the processor 110 may store a frequently used color orpattern, or a pattern including the color or pattern in the memory 140,and obtain the second screen, using the frequently used color orpattern, or the pattern including the color or pattern.

For example, the processor 110 may obtain the background of the secondscreen, using the ambient color, and obtain an object to be displayed onthe background, in contrast with the background. Further, the processor110 may obtain additional information based on location informationreceived through the GPS module 160. The processor 110 may generate thesecond screen by adding an image related to the obtained additionalinformation to the second screen.

The processor 110 may access the server 200 based on the locationinformation and obtain additional information from the server 200. Forexample, the processor 110 may obtain the additional information relatedto the location information, stored in the server 200. The additionalinformation may include event information, weather information, countryinformation, time information, season information, and/or fashioninformation in relation to the location information (e.g., a fashiontrend and/or taboo fashion in a region corresponding to the locationinformation). Further, the event information may include informationabout an event or conference held in the region corresponding to thelocation information.

The processor 110 may generate the second screen, using the informationabout the external background. Further, the processor 110 may obtain atleast one of screens stored in the memory 140 as the second screen,using the information about the external background.

According to some embodiments, the processor 110 may display the secondscreen on the display 150. Further, the processor 110 may adjust thesize or shape of the second screen in response to an input (e.g., touchinput) to the second screen.

The processor 110 may transmit information IM2 about the obtained secondscreen to the second electronic device 170. The information IM2 aboutthe second screen may refer to information about an image included inthe second screen, for use in configuring the second screen in thesecond electronic device 170.

The camera module 120 may capture the second electronic device 170, thefirst screen on the second electronic device 170, and the externalbackground of the second electronic device 170. Further, the cameramodule 120 may transmit the captured first screen and externalbackground of the second electronic device 170 to the processor 110.

For example, the camera module 120 is a device capable of capturing astill image and a video. According to an embodiment, the camera module120 may include one or more image sensors (e.g., a front sensor or arear sensor), a lens, an image signal processor (ISP), or a flash (e.g.,a light emitting diode (LED) or xenon lamp).

The communication module 130 may transmit and receive data to and fromthe second electronic device 170 and/or the server 200 by wirelesscommunication or wired communication.

According to an embodiment, the communication module 130 may transmitthe information IM1 about the first screen to the second electronicdevice 170 under the control of the processor 110. Further, thecommunication module 130 may transmit the information IM2 about thesecond screen to the second electronic device 170 under the control ofthe processor 110.

For example, the wireless communication may include cellularcommunication using, for example, at least one of long-term evolution(LTE), LTE-Advanced (LTE-A), code division multiple access (CDMA),wideband CDMA (WCDMA), universal mobile telecommunication system (UMTS),Wireless Broadband (WiBro), or global system for mobile communications(GSM). According to an embodiment, the wireless communication mayinclude, for example, at least one of wireless fidelity (WiFi),Bluetooth, Bluetooth low power (BLE), Zigbee, near field communication(NFC), magnetic secure transmission (MST), radio frequency (RF)communication, or body area network (BAN). According to an embodiment,the wireless communication may include global navigation satellitesystem (GNSS). GNSS may be, for example, global positioning system(GPS), global navigation satellite system (Glonass), Beidou navigationsatellite system (hereinafter, referred to as “Beidou”), or Galileo, theEuropean global satellite-based navigation system. In the disclosure,the terms “GPS” and “GNSS” are interchangeably used with each other. Thewired communication may include, for example, at least one of universalserial bus (USB), high definition multimedia interface (HDMI),recommended standard 232 (RS-232), power line communication, or plainold telephone service (POTS). The network 16 a may be atelecommunication network, for example, at least one of a computernetwork (e.g., LAN or WAN), the Internet, or a telephone network.

For example, the communication module 130 may include, for example, acellular module, a WiFi module, a Bluetooth module, a GNSS module, anNFC module, and/or an RF module. The cellular module may provide, forexample, voice call, video call, text service, or Internet servicethrough a communication network. According to an embodiment, thecellular module may identify and authenticate the electronic device 101in the communication network, using a subscriber identification module(SIM) (e.g., a SIM card). According to an embodiment, the cellularmodule may execute at least a part of functions available from theprocessor 110. According to an embodiment, the cellular module mayinclude a communication processor (CP). According to an embodiment, atleast a part (e.g., two or more) of the cellular module, the WiFimodule, the Bluetooth module, the GNSS module, or the NFC module may beincorporated in one integrated chip (IC) or IC package. The RF modulemay transmit and receive, for example, a communication signal (e.g., anRF signal). The RF module may include, for example, a transceiver, apower amplification module (PAM), a frequency filter, a low noiseamplifier (LNA), or an antenna. According to another embodiment, atleast one of the cellular module, the WiFi module, the Bluetooth module,the GNSS module, or the NFC module may transmit and receive an RF signalthrough a separate RF module. The SIM may include, for example, a SIMcard or an embedded SIM. The SIM may include unique identificationinformation (e.g., an integrated circuit card identifier (ICCID)) orsubscriber information (e.g., an international mobile subscriberidentity (IMSI)).

The memory 140 may store data for configuring the second screen of thesecond electronic device 170.

According to some embodiments, the memory 140 may store the firstapplication 115. Further, once the processor 110 generates a firstscreen including a color pattern, the memory 140 may store informationabout the color pattern as a reference pattern under the control of theprocessor 110.

For example, the memory 140 may include a volatile memory and/or anon-volatile memory. The memory 140 may, for example, store instructionsor data related to at least one other component of the first electronicdevice 101. According to an embodiment, the memory 140 may storesoftware and/or a program. The program may include, for example, akernel, middleware, an application programming interface (API), and/oran application program (or “application”). At least a part of thekernel, the middleware, or the API may be referred to as an operatingsystem (OS). The kernel may, for example, control or manage systemresources (e.g., a bus, the processor 110, or the memory 140) used toexecute an operation or function implemented in other programs (e.g.,the middleware, the API, or the application program). Further, thekernel may provide an interface through which the middleware, the API,or the application program accesses individual components of theelectronic device 101 and controls or manages system resources.

For example, the memory 140 may include at least one of a volatilememory (e.g., dynamic random access memory (DRAM), static RAM (SRAM), orsynchronous dynamic Ram (SDRAM)), a non-volatile memory (e.g., one timeprogrammable ROM (OTPROM), PROM, erasable PROM (EPROM), electricallyerasable PROM (EEPROM), mask ROM, or flash ROM), flash memory, harddrive, or solid state drive (SSD).

The display 150 may display an image under the control of the processor110. For example, the display 150 may be configured as a touch screen.

According to some embodiments, the display 150 may display the secondscreen obtained by the processor 110. Further, the display 150 maytransmit a touch input to the second screen to the processor 110.

For example, the display 150 may include, for example, a liquid crystaldisplay (LCD), a light emitting diode (LED) display, an organic LED(OLED) display, a microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) display, or anelectronic paper display. The display 150 may display, for example,various types of content (e.g., text, an image, a video, an icon, and/ora symbol) to the user. The display 150 may include a touch screen andreceive a touch input, a gesture input, a proximity input, or a hoveringinput, for example, by an electronic pen or a user's body part.

The GPS module 160 may receive a GPS signal. Further, the GPS module 160may transmit location information related to the GPS signal to theprocessor 110.

The second electronic device 170 may include a processor 180, a display190, a communication module 195, and a memory 197.

The processor 180 may provide overall control to the second electronicdevice 170. The processor 180 may be implemented to be substantiallysimilar to the processor of the first electronic device 101.

According to some embodiments, the processor 180 may control anoperation of configuring a second screen of the second electronic device170.

The processor 180 may execute a second application 185 to configure thesecond screen of the second electronic device 170. For example, thesecond application 185 may be an application for configuring (orchanging) the background screen, idle screen, and/or watch face of thesecond electronic device 170. Further, the second application 185 may bea counterpart of the first application 115.

For the convenience of description, an operation performed by the secondapplication 185 will be described as performed by the processor 180.

The display 190 may display the first screen under the control of theprocessor 180. For example, the display 190 may display a first screenincluding a color pattern.

Further, the display 190 may display a second screen under the controlof the processor 180. For example, the display 190 may display thesecond screen (e.g., a watch face) received from the first electronicdevice 110.

The communication module 195 may transmit and receive data to and fromthe communication module 130 of the first electronic device 110. Forexample, the communication module 195 may receive information IM1 aboutthe first screen and information IM2 about the second screen. Further,the communication module 195 may transmit the information IM1 about thefirst screen and the information IM2 about the second screen to theprocessor 180.

The memory 197 may store data used for configuring the second screen ofthe second electronic device 170. For example, the memory 197 may storethe second application used for configuring the second screen. Further,the memory 197 may store the information IM1 about the first screen andthe information IM2 about the second screen.

The server 200 may communicate with the first electronic device 101through the network 199.

According to some embodiments, the server 200 may provide additionalinformation, upon request of the first electronic device 101. Forexample, the server 20 may transmit additional information related tolocation information received from the first electronic device 101 tothe first electronic device 101.

FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a signal flow for a method of operatinga first electronic device according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 1, 2, and 3, the first electronic device 101 mayactivate the first application 115 to configure a second screen for thesecond electronic device 170 in operation S301.

The first electronic device 101 may request the second electronic device170 to activate the second application 185 in order to configure thesecond screen in operation S303.

The second electronic device 170 may activate the second application 185in response to the request of the first electronic device 101 inoperation S305. Further, the second electronic device 170 may transmit,to the first electronic device 101, an acknowledgement (ACK) signalindicating that the second application has been executed in operationS307.

The first electronic device 101 may generate the first screen inresponse to the ACK signal in operation S309. For example, the firstelectronic device 101 may generate a first screen including a colorpattern. The color pattern may include a preset pattern including aplurality of colors. Further, the color pattern may be changed to aplurality of patterns every predetermined period.

The first electronic device 101 may transmit information IM1 about thefirst screen to the second electronic device 170 in operation S311.

The second electronic device 170 may display the first screen on thedisplay 190, using the information IM1 about the first screen inoperation S313.

The first electronic device 101 may recognize the first screen displayedon the second electronic device 170 in operation S315. Further, thefirst electronic device 101 may capture an external background based onthe first screen displayed on the second electronic device 170 inoperation S315. The first electronic device 101 may correct thebrightness and chroma of the external background based on the firstscreen including a color pattern. For example, the first electronicdevice 101 may correct an ambient color of the second electronic device170 (e.g., an ambient brightness and a skin color), using the colorpattern. Further, the first electronic device 101 may correct a positionand color of clothes that the user wears based on the first screenincluding the color pattern.

The first electronic device 101 may obtain (or generate) a secondscreen, using information about the external background in operationS317. Further, the first electronic device may obtain (or generate) aplurality of second screens, using the information about the externalbackground.

The first electronic device 101 may transmit the information IM2 aboutthe second screen to the second electronic device 170 in operation S319.If a plurality of second screens are obtained (or generated), the firstelectronic device 101 may select at least one of the second screens andtransmit the selected second screen to the second electronic device 170.

The second electronic device 170 may display the second screen based onthe received information IM2 about the second screen in operation S321.For example, if the second electronic device 170 applies the secondscreen, the second electronic device 170 may display the second screenas a watch face. Further, the second electronic device 170 may determinewhether to apply the second screen, based on the information IM2 aboutthe second screen.

Upon completion of applying the second screen, the second electronicdevice 170 may transmit a complete signal indicating that the secondscreen has completely been configured to the first electronic device 101in operation S323.

The first electronic device 101 may end the first application 115 inresponse to the received complete signal in operation S325.

Further, after transmitting the complete signal, the second electronicdevice 170 may end the second application 185 in operation S327.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a signal flow for a method of operatinga first electronic device according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 4, the first electronic device 101 may activatethe first application 115 to configure a second screen on the secondelectronic device 171 in operation S401.

The first electronic device 101 may generate a first screen in operationS403. For example, the first electronic device 101 may generate a firstscreen including a color pattern. The color pattern may include apredetermined pattern in a plurality of colors. The color pattern may bechanged every predetermined period.

The first electronic device 101 may request the second electronic device170 to activate the second application 185 in order to configure thesecond screen in operation S405. The first electronic device 101 maytransmit information IM1 about the first screen along with the requestof activating the second application 185 to the second electronic device170 in operation S405.

The second electronic device 170 may activate the second application 185in response to the request of the first electronic device 101 inoperation S407. Further, the second electronic device 170 may displaythe first screen on the display 190, using the information IM1 about thefirst screen in operation S409.

The subsequent operations of the first electronic device 101 and thesecond electronic device 170 may be performed substantially in the sameor similar manner as or to the operations S315 to S327 described beforewith reference to FIG. 3.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a signal flow for a method of operatinga first electronic device according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 5, the second electronic device 170 may activatethe second application 185 to configure a second screen of the secondelectronic device 170 in operation S501.

The second electronic device 170 may request the first electronic device101 to activate the first application 115 to configure the second screenin operation S503. Herein, the second electronic device 170 may requestgeneration of a first screen to configure the second screen.

The first electronic device 101 may activate the first application 115in response to the request of the second electronic device 170 inoperation S505. Further, the first electronic device 101 may generate afirst screen in operation S507. For example, the first electronic device101 may generate a first screen including a color pattern. The colorpattern may include a predetermined pattern in a plurality of colors.The color pattern may be changed to a plurality of patterns everypredetermined period.

The first electronic device 101 may transmit information IM1 about thefirst screen to the second electronic device 170 in operation S509.

The second electronic device 170 may display the first screen on thedisplay 190, using the information IM1 about the first screen inoperation S511.

The subsequent operations of the first electronic device 101 and thesecond electronic device 170 may be performed substantially in the sameor similar manner as or to the operations S315 to S327 described beforewith reference to FIG. 3.

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a signal flow for a method of operatinga first electronic device according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 6, the first electronic device 101 may activatethe first application 115 to configure a second screen on the secondelectronic device 170 in operation S601.

The first electronic device 101 may request the second electronic device171 to activate the second application 185 to configure the secondscreen in operation S603.

The second electronic device 170 may activate the second application 185in response to the request of the first electronic device 101 inoperation S605. Further, the second electronic device 170 may transmitan ACK signal indicating that the second application 185 has beenexecuted to the first electronic device 101 in operation S607.

The first electronic device 101 may generate a first screen in responseto the ACK signal in operation S609. The first electronic device 101 maytransmit information IM1 about the first screen to the second electronicdevice 170 in operation S611.

The second electronic device 170 may display the first screen on thedisplay 190, using the information IM1 about the first screen inoperation S613.

The first electronic device 101 may recognize the first screen displayedon the second electronic device 170 in operation S615. Further, thefirst electronic device 101 may capture an external background based onthe first screen displayed on the second electronic device 170 inoperation S615. Herein, the first electronic device 101 may correct theexternal background based on the first screen including a color pattern.

The first electronic device 101 may obtain (or generate) a secondscreen, using information about the obtained external background inoperation S617.

The first electronic device 101 may display the second screen on thedisplay 150 in operation S619.

The first electronic device 101 may adjust the displayed second screenin operation S621. For example, the first electronic device 101 mayadjust the size or shape of the second screen in response to an input(e.g., a touch input) to the second screen. For example, the input tothe second screen may include zoom-up, zoom-out, and/or swipe.

Further, the first electronic device 101 may add an image to the secondscreen in response to the input to the second screen. The added imagemay be an image stored in the memory 140 and/or an image obtained fromthe server 200.

The first electronic device 101 may transmit information IM2 about theadjusted second screen to the second electronic device 170 in operationS623.

The second electronic device 170 may display the second screen, based onthe received information IM2 about the second screen in operation S625.For example, the second electronic device 170 may display the secondscreen as a watch face.

FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a signal flow for a method of operatinga first electronic device according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 7, the first electronic device 101 may activatethe first application 115 to configure a second screen of the secondelectronic device 170 in operation S701.

The first electronic device 101 may request the second electronic device170 to activate the second application 185 in order to configure thesecond screen in operation S703.

The second electronic device 170 may activate the second application 185in response to the request of the first electronic device 101 inoperation S705. Further, the second electronic device 170 may transmit,to the first electronic device 101, an ACK signal indicating that thesecond application has been executed in operation S707.

The first electronic device 101 may generate a first screen in responseto the ACK signal in operation S709. The first electronic device 101 maytransmit information IM1 about the first screen to the second electronicdevice 170 in operation S711.

The second electronic device 170 may display the first screen on thedisplay 190, using the information IM1 about the first screen inoperation S713.

The first electronic device 101 may fail to recognize the first screendisplayed on the second electronic device 170 in operation S715. Forexample, when ambient illumination of the electronic device 170 isinsufficient or excessive, the first electronic device 101 may fail torecognize the first screen displayed on the second electronic device170. Further, when the position of the first screen displayed on thesecond electronic device 170 is not aligned with the camera module 120of the first electronic device 101, the first electronic device 101 mayfail to recognize the first screen displayed on the second electronicdevice 170.

Upon failure of recognizing the first screen, the first electronicdevice 101 may request movement of a camera and/or illumination controlin operation S717. For example, the first electronic device 101 mayrequest movement of a camera and/or illumination control through apop-up window on the display 150.

When the camera is moved or illumination is controlled so that the firstscreen may be recognized, the first electronic device 101 may recognizethe first screen in operation S719. Further, the first electronic device101 may obtain (or generate) a second screen, based on the first screendisplayed on the second electronic device 170 in operation S719.

The first electronic device 101 may transmit information IM2 about thesecond screen to the second electronic device 170 in operation S721.

The second electronic device 170 may display the second screen based onthe received information IM2 about the second screen in operation S723.For example, the second electronic device 170 may display the secondscreen as a watch face.

FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a signal flow for a method of operatinga first electronic device according to various embodiments of thepresent disclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 8, the first electronic device 101 may activatethe first application 115 to configure a second screen of the secondelectronic device 170 in operation S801.

The first electronic device 101 may request the second electronic device170 to activate the second application 185 in order to configure thesecond screen in operation S803.

The second electronic device 170 may activate the second application 185in response to the request of the first electronic device 101 inoperation S805. Further, the second electronic device 170 may transmit,to the first electronic device 101, an ACK signal indicating that thesecond application has been executed in operation S807.

The first electronic device 101 may generate a first screen in responseto the ACK signal in operation S809. The first electronic device 101 maytransmit information IM1 about the first screen to the second electronicdevice 170 in operation S811.

The second electronic device 170 may display the first screen on thedisplay 190, using the information IM1 about the first screen inoperation S813.

The first electronic device 101 may recognize the first screen displayedon the second electronic device 170 in operation S815. Further, thefirst electronic device 101 may capture an external background based onthe first screen displayed on the second electronic device 170 inoperation S815. Herein, the first electronic device 101 may correct theexternal background based on the first screen including a color pattern.

The first electronic device 101 may obtain additional information basedon location information received from the GPS module 160 in operationS817. For example, the first electronic device 101 may access the server200, and obtain additional information from the server 200, based on thelocation information.

According to some embodiments, if information obtained from the capturedexternal background is insufficient, the first electronic device 101 mayobtain additional information. For example, if information included inthe external background is only about the skin color of a user, thefirst electronic device 101 may obtain additional information.

The first electronic device 101 may obtain (or generate) a secondscreen, using the information about the external background and theadditional information in operation S819. For example, the firstelectronic device 101 may generate the second screen by adding an imagerelated to the additional information to a screen obtained based on theinformation about the external background.

The first electronic device 101 may transmit information IM2 about thesecond screen to the second electronic device 170 in operation S821.

The second electronic device 170 may display the second screen based onthe received information IM2 about the second screen in operation S823.For example, the second electronic device 170 may display the secondscreen as a watch face.

FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a first electronic device and a secondelectronic device according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

The first electronic device 101 may generate a first screen. Further,the first electronic device 101 may transmit information IM1 about thefirst screen to the second electronic device 170.

Referring to FIG. 9(a), the second electronic device 170 may display afirst screen 990 including a color pattern on the display 190.

Referring to FIG. 9(b), the first electronic device 101 may capture thefirst screen 950 displayed on the second electronic device 170 andrecognize the captured first screen 950. Further, the first electronicdevice 101 may capture an external background of the second electronicdevice 170 and correct the captured external background, based on thecaptured first screen 950.

FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating first screens according to variousembodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 10, the second electronic device 170 may display firstscreens 1050, 1052, and 1054 on the display 190.

Each of the first screens 1050, 1052, and 1054 may include a colorpattern in a plurality of colors. Further, each of the first screens1050, 1052, and 1054 may include a color pattern which changes everypredetermined period.

For example, the color patterns included in the first screens may beconfigured in such a manner that the three primary colors of light, red,green, and blue, colors resulting from overlapping the primary colorswith each other, and white are at different ratios and different angles.Further, the color patterns may be configured to change everypredetermined time (e.g., 100 ms).

For example, the first color pattern 1050 may be configured to includered, green, blue, and white in regions defined at 90 degrees for a firsttime period. The second color pattern 1052 may be configured to includered, green, blue, and green in regions defined at 90 degrees for asecond time period. The third color pattern 1054 may be configured toinclude red, green, blue, purple, and white in regions defined at 72degrees for a third time period.

The first electronic device 101 may generate the first color pattern1050, the second color pattern 1052, and the third color pattern 1054,and configure a color pattern to change sequentially to the first colorpattern 1050, the second color pattern 1052, and the third color pattern1054. Further, the second electronic device 170 may display the firstcolor pattern 1050, the second color pattern 1052, and the third colorpattern 1054, and configure a color pattern to change sequentially tothe first color pattern 1050, the second color pattern 1052, and thethird color pattern 1054, under the control of the first electronicdevice 101.

FIGS. 11a and 11b are diagrams illustrating a first screen according tovarious embodiments of the present disclosure.

The first electronic device 101 may recognize a first screen displayedon the second electronic device 170 through the camera module 120. Thefirst electronic device 101 may generate a first screen (e.g., colorpattern) including predetermined colors at a predetermined angle.

Referring to FIGS. 11a and 11b , the first electronic device 101 maydetermine the position of the user's skin, the position of clothes thatthe user wears, and up and down positions of a strap attached to thesecond electronic device 170, based on the positions of colors includedin a color pattern 1150 displayed on the second electronic device 170.

Further, even though the captured color pattern 1150 is recognized froma different angle, the first electronic device 101 may determine theposition of the user's skin, the position of clothes that the userwears, and up and down positions of a strap attached to the secondelectronic device 170, based on the positions of colors included in thecolor pattern 1150 displayed on the second electronic device 170.

Once the first electronic device 101 determines the position of theuser's skin, the position of clothes that the user wears, and the up anddown positions of the strap attached to the second electronic device170, based on the color pattern 1150, the first electronic device 101may determine that the first screen has been recognized.

FIGS. 12a to 12g are diagrams illustrating an operation of obtaining asecond screen according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

Referring to FIGS. 12a to 12g , the first electronic device 101 mayobtain information about an ambient brightness A of the secondelectronic device 170, clothes B that the user wears, and the skin colorC of the user, with respect to a first screen 1250.

For the convenience of description, the following description will begiven of FIGS. 12a to 12g with the appreciation that A represents theambient brightness of the second electronic device 170, B representsclothes that the user wears, and C represents the skin color of theuser.

Referring to FIG. 12a , the first electronic device 101 may generate asecond screen 1260, using information about the ambient brightness A ofthe second electronic device 170, clothes B that the user wears, and theskin color C of the user, and display the second screen 1260 on thesecond electronic device 170.

According to some embodiments, the first electronic device 101 maydetermine a background 1263 of the second screen 1260 based on theambient brightness A of the second electronic device 170, a color ofclothes B that the user wears, and the skin color C of the user. Forexample, the first electronic device 101 may determine, as a color ofthe background 1263, a color identical to, complementary to, and/orneighboring to the ambient brightness A, the color of the clothes B thatthe user wears, and the skin color C of the user.

Further, the first electronic device 101 may determine an object 1262 ofthe second screen 1260 based on the ambient brightness A, the color andpattern of the clothes B that the user wears, and the skin color C ofthe user. For example, the first electronic device 101 may generate apattern with various thicknesses and intervals based on the color andpattern of the clothes B that the user wears, as an object. Further, thefirst electronic device 101 may generate the second screen 1260 so thatthe object 1262 and the background 1263 contrast with or are similar toeach other.

Referring to FIG. 12b , the first electronic device 101 may generate asecond screen 1265 based on the obtained ambient brightness A of thesecond electronic device 170, clothes B that the user wears, and skincolor C of the user, and display the second screen 1265 on the secondelectronic device 170.

According to some embodiments, the first electronic device 101 maydetermine a background 1266 for the second screen 1265 based on theambient brightness A, the color of the clothes B that the user wears,and the skin color C of the user. For example, the first electronicdevice 101 may determine, as a color of the background 1266 of thesecond screen 1265, a color identical to, complementary to, and/orneighboring to the ambient brightness A, the color of the clothes B thatthe user wears, and the skin color C of the user.

Further, the first electronic device 101 may determine an object 1267 ofthe second screen 1260 based on the ambient brightness A, the color andpattern of the clothes B that the user wears, and the skin color C ofthe user. For example, the first electronic device 101 may generate apattern with various thicknesses and intervals based on the color andpattern of the clothes B that the user wears, as an object. If theclothes B of the user have no pattern, the first electronic device 101may generate a pattern with various thicknesses and intervals as anobject, based on the color of the clothes B of the user. Herein, thefirst electronic device 101 may process the pattern with variousthicknesses and intervals in gradation, based on the color of theclothes B that the user wears.

The first electronic device 101 may generate the second screen 1265 sothat the object 1267 and the background 1266 contrast with each other.Further, the first electronic device 101 may generate the second screen1265 so that the object 1267 and the background 1266 are similar incolor (for example, the object 1267 and the background 1266 may be ingradation).

Referring to FIG. 12c , the first electronic device 101 may generate asecond screen 1270 based on the obtained ambient brightness A of thesecond electronic device 170, and skin color B and C of the user, anddisplay the second screen 1270 on the second electronic device 170.

According to some embodiments, the first electronic device 101 maydetermine a background 1271 of the second screen 1270 based on theambient brightness A, the skin color B and C of the user, and additionalinformation D. Therefore, the first electronic device 101 may obtainadditional information (e.g., weather information D) and determine acolor for the background 1271, using the weather information Dcorresponding to the additional information. For example, the firstelectronic device 101 may generate a color (e.g., red or yellow)representing current weather and/or a color (e.g., blue or bluish green)contrasting with the current weather based on the obtained weatherinformation D (e.g., summer), and determine the color (e.g., blue orbluish green) as the background 1271 of the second screen 1270.

Further, the first electronic device 101 may determine an image relatedto the weather information D as an object of the second screen 1270. Forexample, the first electronic device 101 may generate an image (e.g.,sun) representing the current weather and/or an image (e.g., sea)contrasting with the current weather, based on the obtained weatherinformation D (e.g., summer), and determine the image (e.g., sea) as anobject 1272 of the second screen 1270.

Referring to FIG. 12d , the first electronic device 101 may generate asecond screen 1275, using region information E in addition to theobtained information about the ambient brightness A of the secondelectronic device 170, the clothes B of the user, and the skin color Cof the user, and display the second screen 1275 on the second electronicdevice 170.

According to some embodiments, the first electronic device 101 maydetermine a background 1276 of the second screen 1275 based on theambient brightness A, the clothes B of the user, the skin color C of theuser, and the additional information E. Therefore, the first electronicdevice 101 may obtain the additional information (e.g., the regioninformation E), and determine a color of the background 1276 using theregion information E corresponding to the additional information.Herein, the first electronic device 101 may exclude a color consideredtaboo in a corresponding region from the background 1276, based on theregion information E.

Further, the first electronic device 101 may determine an image relatedto the region information E as an object 1277 of the second screen 1275.For example, the first electronic device 101 may obtain an image (e.g.,the Korean flag) representing a current region based on the obtainedregion information (e.g., Korea), and determine the image as the object1277 of the second screen 1275.

Referring to FIG. 12e , the first electronic device 101 may generate asecond screen 1280, using event information F in addition to theobtained information about the ambient brightness A of the secondelectronic device 170, the clothes B of the user, and the skin color Cof the user, and display the second screen 1280 on the second electronicdevice 170.

According to some embodiments, the first electronic device 101 maydetermine a background 1281 of the second screen 1280 based on theambient brightness A, the clothes B of the user, the skin color C of theuser, and additional information F. Therefore, the first electronicdevice 101 may acquire the additional information (e.g., the eventinformation F), and determine a color of the background 1281 using theevent information F corresponding to the additional information. Herein,the first electronic device 101 may determine a color related to acorresponding event as a color for the background 1281, based on theevent information F.

Further, the first electronic device 101 may determine an image relatedto the event information F as at least one object 1282-1 and 1282-2 ofthe second screen 1280. For example, the first electronic device 101 mayobtain an image (e.g., logo) for an image (e.g., “Samsung Festival”)representing a corresponding event based on the obtained eventinformation F (e.g., an event related to “Samsung”), and determine theimage (e.g., logo) as a first object 1282 of the second screen 1280.Further, the first electronic device 101 may determine information(e.g., time and/or place) about the corresponding event as a secondobject 1282-2 of the second screen 1280, based on the obtained eventinformation F (e.g., the event related to Samsung).

Referring to FIG. 12f , the first electronic device 101 may generate asecond screen 1285, using fashion information G in addition to theobtained information about the ambient brightness A of the secondelectronic device 170, the clothes B of the user, and the skin color Cof the user, and display the second screen 1285 on the second electronicdevice 170.

According to some embodiments, the first electronic device 101 maydetermine a background 1286 of the second screen 1285 based on theambient brightness A, the clothes B of the user, the skin color C of theuser, and the additional information G. Therefore, the first electronicdevice 101 may obtain the additional information (e.g., the fashioninformation G), and determine the background 1286, using the fashioninformation G corresponding to the additional information. Herein, thefirst electronic device 101 may obtain the fashion information G popularin a corresponding location based on location information.

Further, the first electronic device 101 may determine an image relatedto the fashion information G as an object 1287 of the second screen1285. For example, the first electronic device 101 may obtain an image(e.g., flower pattern) representing a corresponding fashion trend basedon the obtained fashion information G (e.g., flower patterns), anddetermine the image as the object 1287 of the second screen 1285.

Referring to FIG. 12g , the second electronic device 170 may beimplemented as an activity tracker. For example, the first electronicdevice 101 may generate a second screen 1290, using the obtainedinformation about the ambient brightness A of the second electronicdevice 170, the clothes B worn by the user, and the skin color C of theuser, and display the second screen 1290 on the second electronic device170.

According to some embodiments, the first electronic device 101 maydetermine objects 1291, 1292, and 1293 for the second screen 1290 basedon the ambient brightness A, the clothes B worn by the user, and theskin color C of the user. For example, the first electronic device 101may determine the shapes, sizes, colors, display order, and/or displayfrequencies of the objects 1291, 1292, and 1293 of the second screen1290.

For example, the first electronic device 101 may determine a heart shapeas an object included in the second screen. Further, the firstelectronic device 101 may determine the display order of the objects sothat the first object 1291 is first displayed, followed by the secondand third objects 1292 and 1293.

FIGS. 13a, 13b and 13c are diagrams illustrating an operation of a firstelectronic device according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

Referring to FIG. 13a , the first electronic device 101 may recognize afirst screen 1350 displayed on the second electronic device 170, usingthe camera module 120.

According to some embodiments, the first electronic device 101 may failto recognize the first screen 1350 displayed on the second electronicdevice 170. For example, if the first electronic device 101 does notaccurately identify the first screen 1350 displayed on the secondelectronic device 170, the first electronic device 101 may determinethat it has failed in recognizing the first screen 1350.

Referring to FIG. 13b , upon failure in recognizing the first screen1350, the first electronic device 101 may provide a message 1355indicating recognition failure through the display 150. Further, themessage 1355 indicating recognition failure may include a messagerequesting control of illumination or a position.

For example, the first electronic device 101 may provide the message1355 indicating recognition failure until accurately recognizing thefirst screen 1350.

Referring to FIG. 13c , upon failure in recognizing the first screen1350, the first electronic device 101 may provide a message requestingadjustment of the state or position of the first screen 1350 through thedisplay 150.

According to some embodiments, the first electronic device 101 mayprovide a message 1360 and/or a guide 1365, requesting movement of thefirst screen 1350 in a specific direction (e.g., up, down, left, orright) in order to accurately recognize the first screen 1350. Forexample, the first electronic device 101 may display the message 1360indicating “move to the right” on the display 150 so that the firstscreen 1370 is to be moved to the right. Further, the first electronicdevice 101 may display the guide 1365 indicating “move to the right” onthe display 150 so that the first screen 1370 is to be moved to theright.

For example, the first electronic device 101 may provide the message1360 and/or the guide 1365 requesting movement of the first screen 1370in a specific direction (e.g., up, down, left, or right) untilaccurately recognizing the first screen 1370.

FIGS. 14a to 14e are diagrams illustrating an operation of a firstelectronic device according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

Referring to FIG. 14a , the first electronic device 101 may obtain (orgenerate) a second screen 1450.

According to some embodiments, the first electronic device 101 maydisplay the second screen 1450 on the display 150, for adjustment (orchange) of the second screen 1450. The first electronic device 101 mayadjust the second screen 1450 in response to an input (e.g., touchinput) to the second screen.

Referring to FIG. 14b , the first electronic device 101 may enlarge thesecond screen 1450 in response to a touch input corresponding tozoom-in, and display an enlarged second screen 1451.

Referring to FIG. 14c , the first electronic device 101 may contract thesecond screen 1450 in response to a touch input corresponding tozoom-out, and display a contracted second screen 1452.

Referring to FIG. 14d , the first electronic device 101 may move thesecond screen 1450 in response to a touch input corresponding to swipe,and display a moved second screen 1453.

Referring to FIG. 14e , the first electronic device 101 may rotate thesecond screen 1450 in response to a touch input corresponding torotation, and display a rotated second screen 1454.

FIGS. 15a to 15e are diagrams illustrating an operation of a firstelectronic device according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

Referring to FIG. 15a , the first electronic device 101 may obtain (orgenerate) a plurality of second screens 1551, 1552 and 1553.

According to some embodiments, the first electronic device 101 maydisplay the plurality of second screens 1551, 1552 and 1553 on thedisplay 150. The first electronic device 101 may select one of theplurality of second screens 1551, 1552 and 1553 on the display 150.

For example, the first electronic device 101 may select the secondscreen 1552 corresponding to a touch input from among the plurality ofsecond screens 1551, 1552 and 1553.

Referring to FIG. 15b , the first electronic device 101 may display theselected second screen 1562 on the display 150.

The first electronic device 101 may determine whether to apply theselected second screen 1562 to the second electronic device 170.

For example, upon input of a touch on an area 1563 corresponding to“OK”, the first electronic device 101 may transmit information IM2 aboutthe second screen 1562 to the second electronic device 170. On the otherhand, upon input of a touch on an area 1564 corresponding to “Cancel”,the first electronic device 101 may not transmit the information IM2about the second screen 1562 to the second electronic device 170.Herein, the first electronic device 101 may display a screen promptingthe user to “Select” illustrated in FIG. 15 a.

Referring to FIG. 15c , the second electronic device 170 may display asecond screen 1570 based on the information IM2 about the second screenreceived from the first electronic device 101 on the display 190.

For example, the second electronic device 170 may display the secondscreen 1570 as a watch face.

Referring to FIG. 15d , the first electronic device 101 may select theplurality of second screens 1551 and 1552 corresponding to a touch inputfrom among the plurality of second screens 1551, 1552 and 1553.

The first electronic device 101 may display the plurality of selectedsecond screens 1561 and 1562 on the display 150.

The first electronic device 101 may determine whether to apply theselected second screens 1561 and 1562 to the second electronic device170.

For example, upon input of a touch on the area 1563 corresponding to“OK”, the first electronic device 101 may transmit information IM2 aboutthe second screens 1561 and 1562 to the second electronic device 170.For example, upon input of a touch on the area 1563 corresponding to“OK”, the first electronic device 101 may generate one second screenbased on the selected second screens 1561 and 1562. The first electronicdevice 101 may generate one second screen by synthesizing the selectedsecond screens 1561 and 1562. Then, the first electronic device 101 maytransmit information IM2 about the one second screen generated based onthe second screens 1561 and 1562 to the second electronic device 170.

On the other hand, upon input of a touch on the area 1564 correspondingto “Cancel”, the first electronic device 101 may not transmit theinformation IM2 about the second screens 1561 and 1562 to the secondelectronic device 170. Herein, the first electronic device 101 maydisplay a screen prompting the user to “Select” illustrated in FIG. 15a.

Referring to FIG. 15e , the second electronic device 170 may display asecond screen 1580 based on the information IM2 about the second screenreceived from the first electronic device 101 on the display 190.

For example, the second electronic device 170 may display the secondscreen 1580 as a watch face. The second screen 1580 may include theimage generated by synthesizing the selected second screens 1561 and1562.

FIG. 16 is a diagram illustrating an operation of a first electronicdevice according to various embodiments of the present disclosure.

Referring to FIG. 16, the electronic device 101 may obtain (or generate)a second screen 1650, and display the obtained second screen 1650 on thedisplay 150.

According to some embodiments, the first electronic device 101 maydisplay the second screen 1650 by augmented reality (AR).

The first electronic device 101 may capture the second electronic device170 and a user's body part (e.g., a part of a hand and a wrist) wearingthe second electronic device 170 by means of the camera module 120.Further, the first electronic device 101 may display the captured secondelectronic device 170 and the captured body part of the user wearing thesecond electronic device 170 on the display 150.

For example, the first electronic device 101 may display the secondscreen 1650 in an area corresponding to the display 190 of the secondelectronic device 170 by AR.

As such, even though the second screen 1650 is not displayed on thesecond electronic device 170, the user may determine whether the secondscreen 1650 generated by the first electronic device 101 matches theuser.

FIGS. 17a to 17f are diagrams illustrating an operation of a secondelectronic device according to various embodiments of the presentdisclosure.

Referring to FIG. 17a , the second electronic device 170 may display asecond screen 1750 obtained from the first electronic device 101 on thedisplay 190.

According to some embodiments, the second electronic device 170 mayadjust (or change) the displayed second screen 1750. The secondelectronic device 170 may adjust the second screen 1750 in response toan input (e.g., touch input) to the second screen 1750.

Referring to FIG. 17b , the second electronic device 170 may enlarge thesecond screen 1750 in response to a touch input corresponding tozoom-in, and display an enlarged second screen 1751.

Referring to FIG. 17c , the second electronic device 170 may contractthe second screen 1750 in response to a touch input corresponding tozoom-out, and display a contracted second screen 1752.

Referring to FIG. 17d , the second electronic device 170 may move thesecond screen 1750 in response to a touch input corresponding to swipe,and display a moved second screen 1753.

Referring to FIG. 17e , the second electronic device 170 may rotate thesecond screen 1750 in response to a touch input corresponding torotation, and display a rotated second screen 1754.

Referring to FIG. 17f , the second electronic device 170 may adjust (orchange) the second screen 1750 through an input device (not shown)included in the second electronic device 170.

According to some embodiments, the second electronic device 170 mayadjust the second screen 1750 in response to an input to the inputdevice of the second electronic device 170. Further, the secondelectronic device 170 may display an adjusted second screen 1755. Forexample, the input device may be implemented in the form of a bezel(e.g., the bezel of a watch) of the second electronic device 170.

For example, if the input device of the second electronic device 170rotates, the second electronic device 170 may rotate the second screen1750 in response to the input corresponding to rotation, and display arotated second screen 1755.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, anelectronic device may include a camera module, a communication moduleconfigured to communicate with a second electronic device, and aprocessor configured to capture a first screen displayed on a display ofthe second electronic device and an external background of the secondelectronic device by using the camera module, and to obtain a secondscreen for the second electronic device by using the first screen andthe external background.

To configure the second screen for the second electronic device, theprocessor may transmit information about the first screen to the secondelectronic device to display the first screen including a color patternon the display of the second electronic device

The processor may obtain ambient information about the externalbackground of the second electronic device by using the color patterndisplayed on the second electronic device, and obtain the second screenby using the obtained ambient information.

The processor may determine wearing information and an ambient color ofthe second electronic device by using the color pattern displayed on thesecond electronic device and obtain the idle screen based on the wearinginformation and ambient color.

The processor may determine the ambient color by comparing the colorpattern displayed on the second electronic device, obtained through thecamera module with at least one of an ambient brightness of the secondelectronic device, the skin color of a user, a pattern of clothes wornby the user, or a color of the clothes worn by the user.

The processor may determine the wearing information including at leastone of a position, direction, or inclination angle of the secondelectronic device by comparing the color pattern displayed on the secondelectronic device, obtained through the camera module with a referencepattern stored in the first electronic device.

The processor may obtain a background of the second screen by using theambient information, and obtain an object contrasting with thebackground, to be displayed in the background.

The first electronic device may further include a GPS module, and theprocessor may obtain additional information based on locationinformation received through the GPS module, and generate the secondscreen including an image related to the additional information.

The additional information may include at least one of eventinformation, weather information, country information, time information,season information, or fashion information, related to the locationinformation.

The first electronic device may further include a touch screen, and theprocessor may display the second screen on the touch screen and adjust asize or shape of the second screen in response to a touch input to thesecond screen.

The second electronic device may include a smart watch, and the secondscreen may include a watch face.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a method ofoperating an electronic device includes capturing a first screendisplayed on a display of a second electronic device and an externalbackground of the second electronic device by using a camera module, andobtaining a second screen for the second electronic device by using thecaptured first screen and external background.

The capturing of a first screen and an external background may includetransmitting information about the first screen to the second electronicdevice to display the first screen including a color pattern on thedisplay of the second electronic device, to configure the second screenfor the second electronic device.

The obtaining of a second screen may include obtaining ambientinformation about the external background of the second electronicdevice by using the color pattern displayed on the second electronicdevice, and obtaining the second screen by using the obtained ambientinformation.

The obtaining of a second screen may include determining wearinginformation and an ambient color of the second electronic device byusing the color pattern displayed on the second electronic device, andobtaining the second screen based on the wearing information and theambient color.

The obtaining of a second screen may include determining the ambientcolor by comparing the color pattern displayed on the second electronicdevice, obtained through the camera module with at least one of anambient brightness of the second electronic device, the skin color of auser, a pattern of clothes worn by the user, or a color of the clothesworn by the user.

The obtaining of a second screen may include determining the wearinginformation including at least one of a position, direction, orinclination angle of the second electronic device by comparing the colorpattern displayed on the second electronic device, obtained through thecamera module with a reference pattern stored in the first electronicdevice.

The capturing of a first screen and an external background may includegenerating a first screen to configure the second screen of the secondelectronic device, and transmitting information about the first screento the second electronic device.

The capturing of a first screen and an external background may includegenerating a first screen in response to a request signal received fromthe second electronic device, and transmitting information about thefirst screen to the second electronic device.

The method may further include displaying the second screen on a touchscreen of the first electronic device, and adjusting a size or shape ofthe second screen in response to a touch input to the second screen.According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a secondelectronic device may include a display, a communication modulecommunicating with a first electronic device, and a processor configuredto display a first screen on the display in response to informationabout the first screen, received from the first electronic device, forconfiguring a second screen of a second electronic device, and toreceive, when the first electronic device captures an externalbackground of the second electronic device by using the first screendisplayed on the second electronic device, information about the secondscreen from the first electronic device, for use in configuring thesecond screen.

The processor may display a color pattern on the display by using theinformation about the first screen.

The external background may include wearing information and an ambientcolor of the first electronic device, determined based on the colorpattern displayed on the second electronic device, and the second screenmay be generated based on the wearing information and the ambient color.

The second electronic device may include a smart watch and the secondscreen may include a watch face.

According to various embodiments of the present disclosure, a recordingmedium may record a computer program that performs operations ofcapturing a first screen displayed on a display of a second electronicdevice and an external background of the second electronic device, andobtaining a second screen for the second electronic device by using thecaptured first screen and external background.

Each of the above-described components of the electronic device mayinclude one or more parts and the name of the component may vary withthe type of the electronic device. According to various embodiments,some components may be omitted from or added to the electronic device.Further, in various embodiments, one entity may be configured bycombining some of the components of the electronic device to therebyperform the same functions of the individual components.

While the disclosure has been shown and described with reference tocertain exemplary embodiments thereof, it will be understood by thoseskilled in the art that various changes in form and details may be madetherein without departing from the spirit and scope of the disclosure asdefined by the appended claims and their equivalents.

1. A first electronic device comprising: a touch screen; a camera; acommunication module configured to communicate with a second electronicdevice; and a processor configured to: control the camera to obtain animage by photographing the second electronic device, the imagecomprising: a first screen image that is displayed on a display of thesecond electronic device, the first screen image comprising a colorpattern including a plurality of colors; and an external background ofthe second electronic device; display, on the touch screen, at least onescreen image, based on the first screen image and the externalbackground that are included in the image; identify a second screenimage among the at least one screen image based on a user input on thetouch screen, the second screen image being to be displayed on thedisplay of the second electronic device; and control the communicationmodule to transmit, to the second electronic device, information of thesecond screen image obtained by the first electronic device.
 2. Thefirst electronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is furtherconfigured to: obtain ambient information of the external background ofthe second electronic device, using the color pattern included in thefirst screen image displayed on the display of the second electronicdevice; and obtain the at least one screen image, using the obtainedambient information.
 3. The first electronic device of claim 1, whereinthe processor is further configured to: determine an ambient color bycomparing the color pattern included in the first screen image displayedon the display of the second electronic device, with any one or anycombination of an ambient brightness of the second electronic device, askin color of a user, a pattern of clothes that is worn by the user, anda color of the clothes worn by the user; and obtain the at least onescreen image, based on the determined ambient color.
 4. The firstelectronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is furtherconfigured to: determine wearing information comprising any one or anycombination of a position, a direction, and an inclination angle of thesecond electronic device by comparing the color pattern included in thefirst screen image displayed on the display of the second electronicdevice, with a reference pattern that is stored in the first electronicdevice; and obtain the at least one screen image, based on thedetermined wearing information.
 5. The first electronic device of claim2, wherein the processor is further configured to: obtain a backgroundof the at least one screen image, using the obtained ambientinformation; and obtain an object contrasting with the background, to bedisplayed in the obtained background.
 6. The first electronic device ofclaim 5, further comprising a global positioning system (GPS) module,wherein the processor is further configured to: obtain additionalinformation, based on location information that is received through theGPS module; and obtain the at least one screen image comprising an imagerelated to the obtained additional information.
 7. The first electronicdevice of claim 6, wherein the additional information comprises any oneor any combination of event information, weather information, countryinformation, time information, season information, and fashioninformation, related to the location information.
 8. The firstelectronic device of claim 1, wherein the processor is furtherconfigured to: display the second screen image on the touch screen; andadjust a size or shape of the second screen image, based on a touchinput to the displayed second screen image.
 9. The first electronicdevice of claim 1, wherein the second electronic device comprises asmart watch, and the at least one screen image comprises a watch face.10. A method of operating a first electronic device, the methodcomprising: controlling a camera of the first electronic device toobtain an image by photographing the second electronic device, thecaptured image comprising: a first screen image that is displayed on thedisplay of the second electronic device, the first screen imagecomprising a color pattern including a plurality of colors; and anexternal background of the second electronic device; displaying, on atouch screen of the first electronic device, at least one screen image,based on the first screen image and the external background that areincluded in the image; identifying a second screen image among the atleast one screen image based on a user input on the touch screen, thesecond screen image being to be displayed on the display of the secondelectronic device; and transmitting, to the second electronic device,information of the second screen image obtained by the first electronicdevice.
 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the obtaining of the atleast one screen image comprises: obtaining ambient information of theexternal background of the second electronic device, using the colorpattern included in the first screen image displayed on the display ofthe second electronic device, the first screen image being included inthe captured image; and obtaining the second screen image, using theobtained ambient information.
 12. The method of claim 10, wherein theobtaining of the at least one screen image comprises: determiningwearing information and an ambient color of the second electronicdevice, using the color pattern included in the first screen imagedisplayed on the display of the second electronic device, the firstscreen image being included in the captured image; and obtaining thesecond screen image, based on the determined wearing information and thedetermined ambient color.
 13. The method of claim 10, wherein theobtaining of the at least one screen image comprises: determiningwearing information comprising any one or any combination of a position,a direction, and an inclination angle of the second electronic device bycomparing the color pattern included in the first screen image displayedon the display of the second electronic device, with a reference patternthat is stored in the first electronic device; and obtaining the atleast one screen image, based on the determined wearing information. 14.The method of claim 11, wherein the obtaining of the at least one screenimage comprises: obtaining a background of the at least one screenimage, using the obtained ambient information; and obtaining an objectcontrasting with the background, to be displayed in the obtainedbackground.
 15. The method of claim 14, wherein the obtaining of the atleast one screen image comprises: obtaining additional information,based on location information that is received through a GPS module ofthe first electronic device; and obtaining the at least one screen imagecomprising an image related to the obtained additional information. 16.The method of claim 15, wherein the additional information comprises anyone or any combination of event information, weather information,country information, time information, season information, and fashioninformation, related to the location information.
 17. The method ofclaim 10, further comprising: displaying the second screen image on thetouch screen; and adjusting a size or shape of the second screen image,based on a touch input to the displayed second screen image.
 18. Themethod of claim 10, wherein the second electronic device comprises asmart watch, and the at least one screen image comprises a watch face.